Team-based Supplemental Instruction in an Engineering Course on Grand Challenges

Project Title

Team-based Supplemental Instruction in an Engineering Course on Grand Challenges

Project Leader

Prof Neil Mickleborough and Prof Edmond Ko

School / Dept

SENG / CIVL & E²I

Project Duration

Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

Project Description

The project proposed an approach in which students were recruited and trained as 'peer team coaches'. The idea was to take the Supplemental Instruction model for senior students acted as role models to junior students, and extended it to team-based learning. It aimed at developing students' problem-solving, teamwork, leadership , pedagogical and coaching skills.

Project Outcome

The project led to an enhancement in student learning. After the course, students were able to demonstrate problem-solving, teamwork, and leadership skills. Peer tutors acquired pedagogical and coaching skills.

Deliverables include:

• Training materials for peer tutors
• Assessment rubrics
• Sharing of project results within HKUST to promote the inquiry-based pedagogies

Status

Completed

Project Documents
(Only accessible by HKUST users)

• Project Plan
• Final Report
• Project-end Review by Project Leader

Adaptation

Full Project